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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery June 19, 2026
The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himself was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. Douglass described in his 1845 autobiography how one of his enslavers, Mrs. Auld, began teaching him to read when he […]
Catching Our Eye News Roundup, June 18, 2026 June 18, 2026
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
A week after the FBI searched an Ohio voting-rights group, questions remain June 18, 2026
FBI agents last week conducted a statewide sweep targeting the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group that promotes voting rights — particularly those of historically disenfranchised groups. Condemnations by other rights groups of the searches and seizures continue to flood in. They accuse the Trump administration of trying to suppress voter-registration efforts. Federal law-enforcement hasn’t given […]
Haitians in Ohio with temporary protected status prepare for upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision June 18, 2026
The future of Haitians living in Ohio with temporary protected status hangs in the balance of a United States Supreme Court decision that could come as soon as this week or next. About 330,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians are living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program that allows people from […]
Ohio Democrats urge Gov. DeWine to veto submetering bill June 18, 2026
Ohio Democrats are making a final plea to Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a bill setting the ground rules for submetering companies in the state. The measure includes several provisions meant to rein in the utility resellers, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough. Submetering companies serve apartments or condos and make a profit […]
Should Ohio take a closer look at what fracking does to drinking water? June 18, 2026
Carbon emissions in Ohio have fallen by about a third over the past twenty years according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Americans don’t necessarily think about Ohio as a leading state in the move toward decarbonization of our energy system, but Ohio emitted 86 million fewer metric tons of carbon in 2023 than […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

"Shoot the People": Meet Misan Harriman, Celebrated Photographer & Outspoken Advocate for Palestine June 18, 2026
The new documentary Shoot the People profiles the Nigerian British photographer and activist Misan Harriman, the first Black photographer to shoot the cover of British Vogue and an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights. We speak to Harriman in New York City ahead of the film’s U.S. premiere, about his work, the repression and criminalization of […]
DOJ Takes Elon Musk's Side in NAACP Lawsuit Against xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods June 18, 2026
The Department of Justice has intervened in a legal case involving the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, asking a Mississippi federal court to toss a lawsuit from the NAACP against Musk’s company xAI, a subsidiary of SpaceX. The NAACP says xAI is violating the Clean Air Act by running dozens of unpermitted gas-burning turbines in […]
G7 Summit Highlights Global Economic System "Captured" by Billionaires: Oxfam June 18, 2026
World leaders are returning home from the annual G7 summit, having failed to address issues such as income inequality, climate change and territorial conflict, while entertaining the wealthy executives of the artificial intelligence and fossil fuel industries. Oxfam International Executive Director Amitabh Behar calls the G7 “a club of the super-rich super-elites” and slams the […]
Trump's War on Iran Ends with a "Triumphant" Tehran and a Diminished U.S.: Vali Nasr June 18, 2026
The United States and Iran have officially signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war in Iran. The 14-point agreement includes an immediate end to fighting on all fronts including Lebanon, an end to the U.S. naval blockade on Iran and the full resumption of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. It […]
Headlines for June 18, 2026 June 18, 2026
Trump and Pezeshkian Sign Memorandum Aimed at Ending U.S. War on Iran, Israel Attacks Lebanon, Killing One and Wounding Three, Despite U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal, Ukrainian Drones Attack Moscow, Sparking Massive Oil Refinery Fire, Israeli Attacks on Gaza Have Killed Over 1,000 Palestinians Since October “Ceasefire”, Rep. Ro Khanna Is First U.S. Lawmaker to Sign Anti-AIPAC […]
"Journacide: The War on Truth." New Film Investigates Israel's Killing of Reporters in Lebanon June 17, 2026
Israel has killed over 260 journalists and media workers in Gaza and 28 in Lebanon since October 7, 2023. Irish filmmaker Seán Murray investigates Israel’s killings of journalists in his new feature documentary Journacide: The War on Truth. He says the term “journacide” applies to Israel’s military actions because of the “explicit nature of the […]

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